Example sentences of "[prep] why she " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the only explanation of why she should be left like this . |
| 2 | This thought reminds her of why she is living in Rummidge . |
| 3 | Charlotte put the receiver down and pondered the mystery of why she had issued such an invitation . |
| 4 | The knowledge disappeared as quickly as it had come ; but it had come in time to remind her of why she had waited so anxiously for Johnny to visit her ; to remind her of why she had longed for his return with such a burning impatience . |
| 5 | The knowledge disappeared as quickly as it had come ; but it had come in time to remind her of why she had waited so anxiously for Johnny to visit her ; to remind her of why she had longed for his return with such a burning impatience . |
| 6 | On the day of her accident Sarah was not working at the mine , and this poses the problem of why she was there . |
| 7 | She must n't lose sight of why she was here . |
| 8 | It was difficult to look haughty and defiant when she knew exactly what a mess she looked and still held the memory of why she had got into this state . |
| 9 | And she also knew that Dr Neil was well aware of why she had done what she did , and she knew something else — he was not only sorry for McAllister , but was even sorrier for Mrs Darrell , as well , a widow who had lost her husband in the most cruel circumstances , and for whom he knew that he would never offer , despite his pity for her . |
| 10 | Loretta asked , keen to keep Geoffrey 's mind off his original question of why she had sought Puddephat 's advice . |
| 11 | I learnt a lot about her and saw her side of why she took up illnesses as a comfort . ’ |
| 12 | The key statement of Brenda 's turn is the one at line 15 – 16 , Mp:112> which gives her explanation of why she agreed to dance with a man whose initial approach had shocked her and led her to respond coolly . |
| 13 | However , Brenda 's turn is so constructed that it starts in London English with a statement about what happened , and switches to Creole at " cause " ( which could be London English or Creole ) — precisely the point where she begins her explanation of why she acted in this way . |
| 14 | He 'd never seen her look like that before , and when he thought of why she looked like that he wanted to throttle her . |
| 15 | It reminded her of why she had started refusing most invitations to date a long time ago . |
| 16 | He then launched an inquiry into why she was granted Legal Aid . |
| 17 | The Sun report on The Savage in my Bed about his first wife also makes it clear that Fairley was violent and sexually abusive to his first wife and , indeed , that this was a major factor in why she left him . |
| 18 | Nenna 's children neither showed any interest in where she had been nor in why she did not come back until next morning . |
| 19 | Mrs T on why she supported Bush Death from Above . |
| 20 | She puts her intellect to work on why she 's been such a pain for the last 50 years , and ends up a little less smug and a lot less married . |
| 21 | She halted , hesitated , flicked a glance at him and saw from the surprised look on his face that he was putting his own interpretation on why she was scurrying to her room . |
| 22 | Can you throw any light on why she should suddenly take off now ? |
| 23 | Word had got about as to why she had disappeared on compassionate leave and she began receiving many invitations for such recreational activities as were available : film shows , dances or simply a get-together in the local inn . |
| 24 | All the intriguing questions which were asked at the time , not least as to why she contributed , either deliberately or through naivety , to it becoming one of the sporting mysteries of the year in the first place , will have to remain unanswered . |
| 25 | I was saying ‘ No ’ , I 'd put all the arguments as to why she should n't be there . |
| 26 | As she had pledged that she was innocent , she offered no account as to why she allegedly hated her husband . |
| 27 | Sir , there is a letter simply saying er she consents to the er , application , but there 's no indication to why she 's not here . |
| 28 | But sir there is a letter simply saying er she consents to the er application but there 's no indication as to why she 's not here . |
| 29 | ‘ Lily thought you might be able to enlighten us … as to why she 's feeling so glum … she might have mentioned something … you being the one she spends most time with . ’ |
| 30 | It baffled her as to why she should feel a tingle in her veins just because Piers Morrison was lying only a few inches away from her . |